Giggs: "Messi or Cristiano? Messi is a once in a lifetime player"

The Manchester United legend, who shared a dressing room with Cristiano, can't hide his admiration for "genius" Leo

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Manchester United legend and current Wales boss, Ryan Giggs, gave an exclusive interview to DAZN where he was asked the eternal question: "Messi or Cristiano?" And despite playing alongside the Portuguese goal machine, the Welsh wizard couldn't hide his belief that Messi is on another level to everybody else.

"Obviously I lean towards Ronaldo a little bit because I played with him and saw him develop as a player. But Messi is a genius, he's a once in a lifetime player. It's as simple as that."

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Giggs also spoke about Gareth Bale's uncomfortable situation at Real Madrid. "It's strange. From the outside, it looks strange. For the quality he possesses and what he's won there: four Champions Leagues. I'm his coach for Wales, he's recently been my captain, and is a good professional. He's a player that can turn a game on its head like he did against Liverpool for (Real) Madrid."